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HBS Working Knowledge May 11, 2011 Carmen Nobel	Building a Better Board While corporate board members take their jobs more seriously than ever, they are not necessarily as helpful or effective as they could be, says Harvard Business School senior lecturer Stephen Kaufman.
CFO July 1, 2004 John P. Mello Jr.	Director's Cut Board members are turning to specialized software to help manage their affairs.
HBS Working Knowledge January 17, 2007 Malcolm Salter	Learning from Private-Equity Boards Boards of professionally sponsored buyouts are more informed, hands-on, and interventionist than public company boards. The author argues that this board model could have helped Enron and perhaps your company as well.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Corporate Boards Need to Wake Up One of investors' biggest problems -- whether they know it or not -- has been a tendency toward ineffective, entrenched boards of directors that don't do their primary job, which is to look out for shareholder interests.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Selena Maranjian	More Women Than You Think It's better to focus on the strides women have made into the corporate boardroom rather than on more depressing data.
CFO January 1, 2005 Julia Homer	Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom.
HBS Working Knowledge September 21, 2009 Roger Thompson	Excessive Executive Pay: What's the Solution? In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Alyce Lomax	This Secret Weapon Could Save Your Stocks The presence of women in the boardroom could be a little-known advantage for shareholders.
HBS Working Knowledge April 4, 2005 Manda Salls	Why Nonprofits Have a Board Problem Plenty of distinguished people serve on nonprofit boards, but for some reason these directors shrink from leadership, argues Harvard professor Richard Chait. In this Q&A, Chait discusses "Governance as Leadership," his new book on how boards can transform into powerful forces of leadership.
Knowledge@Wharton May 7, 2003	Those Who Sit on Company Boards Face a New, Tougher Job Description Two longtime executives and board members talk about the changing role of boards of directors in what they say is becoming an increasingly volatile, litigious and risky environment.
HBS Working Knowledge September 13, 2006 Jay W. Lorsch	Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do Compensation committees are under pressure to keep CEO pay high, even as shareholders and the media agitate for moderation. The solution? Boards of directors need better competitive information and an ear to what shareholders are saying.
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CFO December 1, 2007 Lori Calabro	Look Who's Not Talking Both company directors and senior managers place a premium on strategic planning. So what keeps them from collaborating on it?
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Bryson & Gast	Board Briefing: CEOs on the Board What are the advantages and limitations of CEOs on foundation boards? If the CEO is on the board, should he or she have full voting rights? How do your non-profit colleagues approach this decision?
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HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
U.S. Banker October 2010 Rob Garver	Board Diversity Remains a Work in Progress In the financial services industry, there are more women than ever on boards of directors, but there's still a long way to go.
Knowledge@Wharton	Corporate Boards Should Focus on Performance, Not Conformance After the corporate governance revolution of the 1990s that led to a new era of accountability to shareholders, the Enron debacle has brought new attention to the role of corporate boards and governance...
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Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Steve Bergsman	Direct Effect As the focus on corporate governance issues intensifies, real estate companies will need to ensure that board composition and practices keep pace with rapid changes at all publicly traded companies.
CFO July 1, 2006 Laura DeMars	Heavy Vetting Boards of directors now want to talk to would-be CFOs -- and vice versa.
AFP eWire May 5, 2006	Best Practices in Nonprofit Board Governance in Canada The first national study of Canadian nonprofit boards of directors provides an overview of current practices and identifies key strategies in creating a fully engaged board.
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The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Let's Fix Director Independence The Shareholder Bill of Rights would separate the chairman and CEO roles.
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BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Henry et al.	The Boss on the Sidelines Auditors, directors, and lawyers are asserting their new-age power, and the reason for their defiance is no great mystery. The watchdogs are finally facing genuine liability for their failures.
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AFP eWire June 27, 2005	Boards Must Focus on More Than Just Compliance The result of the ongoing debate over nonprofit accountability has led to the perception among many boards of directors that compliance is their only responsibility, according to a new report.
Inc. March 1, 2003 Tahl Raz	Governing: Boardroom Makeover Like many company owners, Richard Domaleski set up a board of directors only to realize he had done it all wrong.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2011 Alyce Lomax	1 Path to Better Boards in 2012 Strong companies require strong directors; diversity would help.
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003	Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor? In the 12 months since it was signed by President Bush, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act has caused U.S. companies to spend heavily on compliance, altered the culture of boardrooms and boosted the business of firms that offer ethics and compliance consulting. To what end?
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The Motley Fool November 1, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Will the Next Female Director Be You? As more women take their place among the corporate elite as directors and executives, it's interesting to take a look at how they're getting there.
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The Motley Fool November 24, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Women on Board, for Better Governance A 2006 study found that a critical mass of three or more women can cause a fundamental change in the boardroom and enhance corporate governance. Why is this important to investors?
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